Attachment for motor vehicles



.1. J. KILBRIDE ATTACHMENT FOR MOTOR VEHICLES Filed Oct. 28, 19242Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTQR,

Jam J Jm'wazaze BY I ATTORNEYS.

WITNESSES I Feb. .3, 1925. 1,525,400

J. J. KILBRIDE ATTACHMENT FOR MOTOR VEHICLES Filed Oct. 28, 1924 2Sheets-Sheet 2 I 2 b d v v W It ll 1 1 H H l IA I l WIlllllillllllillfl'll W --ummmu;n 2 I V INVENTO R,

Jami J.

ATTORNEYS.

Federated Feb. 3, i925.

JOHN J, KILBBIDE,

Rosalia 033" NEW YORK, TN.

ATTACHMENT FOR MOTGP; VEHICLES.

To all whom it men concern:

Be it known that 1. JOHN J. Kinsmen, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and resident of the city of New York, borough '5 of Manhattan,in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented a new andImproved Attachment for Motor Vehicles, of which the following is afull,-

clear, and exact description.

This invention has relation to attachments for motor'vehieles and hasarticular referehce to a collapsible or for supporting protectivedevices from-the forward end of 'a motor vehicle, such as a it? fenderfor the protection of pedestrians or brushes for clearing the roadway inadvance of the tires ofgl'ass or other sharp obyects;

Que of the outstanding objects of the pres" ent invention is to providean attachment 533 of thecharacter described which is capable of manualoperation to bring the same to itsactive position in an emergency,

A. further object of the invention is to provide an attachment of thecharacter describedwhich is capable of ready application to practicallyall standard makes of motor vehicles without the necessity of al' teringthe same.

The invention furthermore contemplates an attachment of the characterset forth which is comparatively simple in its construction, inexpensiveto manufacture and install and which is highly .efiicient in itspurpose.

" With the above recited and other objects the invention resides in thenovel construc- .tion set forth in the following specification,

particularly pointed out in the appended claims and illustrated .in theaccompanying drawings, it being understoodthat the right'is reserved toembodiments other than those actually'illustgated herein, to the full,extent indicated by the general meaning-of the terms in which theclaims are expressed.

In the drawings- Y Figure l is a perspective view of the forward portionof at motor vehicle and illustinting the same equipped with an attachment constructed in accordance withthe in- 59 vention.

Figure 2 is a fragmentarylongitudinal sectional uiewc of-the vehicleillustrating the attachment in side relation as applied thereto.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary plan view or" oldable means the attachmentwith the housing cover J opened to disclose the interior mechanism 3ndshowing the same in its inactive posiion. Figure 4 is a similar viewwith the device in its active position.

.' Figure d is a sectional view on. the line a -a of Figure 4.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary lustrating an alternative use 0 ihlesupporting device.

Referring to the drawings by characters of reference A. designates amotor vehicle ofany standard type, B the front axle theres of and C thefront wheels. In the present instance the attachment is shown as sup Pported from the front axle B, in rear thereof and between the springs D.It is ever to bennderstood'that the device may be supported in any othersuitable manner without in any way departing from the spirit or scope ofthe invention. The attachment consists essentially of a box-like housing10 which is open at its upper side and closed by means of a cover 11hinged thereto as at 12. The front wa1l'13 ofthe plan view ilthecollapsopposite ends toreceive removable blocks 15. The innermost facesof the blocks 15 and recess 14 are provided with complementary vertical.semi-circular bearing grooves which combine to produce a pluralityo'llaterally spaced vertical bearing openings 16. A. pair-of supportingarms 17 for the protective-- devices are provided and each bearing armis formed with a vertical shank 18 at its inner end which projects,upwardl therefrom and is provided with a rearward 1y eirtendingleverarm 19. at their juncturejare formed with annular enlarged beads 20which are spaced apart a distance equal to the height of, the front wall13 and the blocks 15 so that they may be snugly received by the bearingopenings 16 to mount the supporting arms 17 for horizontal swingingmovementf Inorde r to provide -means for normally swin mg the arms 17laterally inward to their inactive position the free ends of the leverarms 19 are connected with one terminal of the coiled springs 21arranged within the housing 10. In ordertomanually effect outwardlateral swinging movement of said arms 17 to their active position, thesaid free ends of the lever arms The, shanks 18 19 are connected byflexible elements or cables 22 to a depressible foot pedal 23 withinconvenient reach of the foot of the operator of the vehicle. or cables22 are trained over guide sheaves 24 within the'housing and a guidesheave 25 on the bearin bracket 26 for the foot pedal. By provi ing theblocks and recess 14 in the front wall 13 and a plurality of bearingopenings 16, it is obvious that the arms 17 may be selectivelypositioned within an pair of bearing openings 16 to aocommod te thedevice to various conditions.

The means for mounting the device upon the vehicle comprises a pair ofsupporting legs 27 each of which includes a shank 28 insertable inreceiving openings 29 which extend through the sides of the casing 10,Set screws 30 extend through intersecting threaded openings for engagingthe shanks 28 to hold the supporting legs 27 in their adjustedpositions. The supporting legs at their free ends are provided withclamp elements 31 which are designed to engage the axle B or any otherconvenient I ortion at the forward end of the vehicle As illustrated inFigures 1 to"): inclusive the supporting arms 17 have removably mountedthereon a fender .E which is designed as a protective means forpedestrians and in this instance the forward free ends of the arms 17have mounted thereon rollers F which are designed to engage with theroad to support the forward end of the fender when the same is in itsactive position.

Normally the arms are swung laterally inwardly and the fender E isfolded as illustrated in Figures 1, 2 and 3. When the occasion arisesfor use of the fender,-,th .e operator depresses the foot pedal 23 thereby exerting a pull on the flexible elements porting at their free endsbrushes G which are designed to'engage the road bed immediately inadvance of'the wheels for the purpose of removin from the path of thetires glass or any ot er object which would be likely to puncture thetire. Ordinarily the arms 17 are swun laterally inward to an inactiveposition an are only swung outwardly when the. occasion demands. It isof course to be undeistood that the housing 10 may be disposed in front,in rear The flexible elements or below the front axle or if desired thesame may be su ported from the front on of the chassis o the vehicle.

From the foregoing it will thus be seen that acomparatively simple'andinexpensive attachment for motor vehicleshas been provided which affordsa foldable or collapsible means for supporting rotective devices fromthe forward end of a motor vehicle.

I claim:

1. A collapsible or foldable means for supporting a protective devicefrom the forward end of a motor vehicle, said means comprising ahousing, a air of arms pivoted thereto adjacent t e opposite endsthereof, means within the housing for normally swinging the armslaterally inward to an inactive position underlying the forward portionof the housing and manual actuating mechanism operatively connected withsaid arms for swinging the same to their active position whereby theyproject laterally outward at a forward angle with their terminalsdisposed in advance of the wheels.

2. A collapsible or foldable means for supporting a protective devicefrom the forward end of a motor vehicle, said means comprising ahousing, a air of arms pivoted thereto adjacent. t e opposite endsthereof, means within the housin for normally swinging the armslateral-y inward to an inactlve position underlying the forward portionof the housing and manual actuating mechanism operativel connected withsaid arms for swinging the same to their active position whereby theyroject laterally outward at a forward ang e with their terminalsdisposed in advance of the wheels and means for adjusting the point ofpivotal connection between each arm and i the housing.

3. Ari-attachment for motor vehicles for supporting a protective devicefrom the forward end thereof comprising a housing,

a pair of supporting arms pivotally connected to the housing adjacentits opposite ends, said arms having portions extending into the housing,means connected with said portions for swinging the arms lateral- 1yinward to an inactive position, a pair of exible elements connected withsaid por- -tions of the arms and manually operable means arrangedadjacent the drivers seat and connected with said flexible elements forswinging said arms laterally outward to their active position.

4. An attachment for motor vehicles for supporting a protective devicefrom the forward end thereof comprising a housing, a pair of supportingarms pivotally connected to the housing adjacent its opposite ends, saidarms having portions extending into the housing, means connected with.said ortions for swinging the arms laterally inward to an inactiveposition, a pair ff flexible elements connected with said portions ofthey arms and manually operable means arranged adjacent the drivers seatand connected With said flexible eleinents for swinging said armslaterally outward to their active position, and means for connecting thements of said housing. v

5. In an: attachment for motor vehicles for supporting fenders, roadbedsweepers or other protective devices from the forward end of thevehicle, a housing having means for adjustablyconneoting the same withthe forward end of the vehicle, a pair of 'supsaid housing with theforward end of, vehicle to permit of angular adjust' said lever arms forporting arnis for said devices .havi vertically ofl'set' shanks,. aplurality of airing openings within which said shanks are selectivelymounted for pivotal'ly associating the arms with the housing, lever armsextending from said shanks into the housing, springs connected with saidlever arms for normally moving the supporting arms laterally inward toan inactive position and.

means connected with manually throwing said arms laterally outward to anactive post tion. i

manually operable f JOHN a nninamnl.

